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said in fact he is infuser of in favor of the assault weapons ban. >> cenk: al franken is supposed to be one of the most progressive senators in the country, and even he is saying well, i'm undecided. if he says he's undecided how much chance does obama and biden have of passing it through the senate. >> that's where the politics comes back. all senators up for 2014, the politics is sometimes so much more powerful, it makes you think of term limits. you see how the president is going hard at some issues when he doesn't have to run again it would be nice to see some of these senators do the same thing. >> lawmakers in illinois are trying to pass same-sex marriage but the catholic church doesn't want to have anything to do with it. >> we're here because we want to make sure that this goes through this year. >> it's not fair and we deserve fairness and we deserve equality in this state. analysis. the presidential inauguration this monday morning at 10 eastern only on current tv. the natural energy of peanuts and delicious, soft caramel. to fill you up and keep you moving, whatever your m
said in fact he is infuser of in favor of the assault weapons ban. >> cenk: al franken is supposed to be one of the most progressive senators in the country, and even he is saying well, i'm undecided. if he says he's undecided how much chance does obama and biden have of passing it through the senate. >> that's where the politics comes back. all senators up for 2014, the politics is sometimes so much more powerful, it makes you think of term limits. you see how the president is...
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. >> now senator franken. >> thank you, mr. chairman. like all members of this committee i thank you for calling this hearing. i want to welcome senator alexander as the new ranking member and look forward to working with you and i want to thank senator enzi for his work as the ranking member. like everyone on this committee i was devastated by the tragedy in newtown and in the wake of this tragedy there has been a new focus on mental health issues which i have been working on for a long time. paul wallstone held the seat that i held and i too share the sense of urgency about the rules being finalized. i am glad we are focusing on mental-health but it is important not to stigmatize people with mental health ward generalize about the connection between mental illness and violent behavior. i want to thank both of you for making it very clear that as i said in a written testimony most people who are violent do not have a mental disorder, most people with mental disorders are not violent. and dr. insel said essentially the same thing. we sho
. >> now senator franken. >> thank you, mr. chairman. like all members of this committee i thank you for calling this hearing. i want to welcome senator alexander as the new ranking member and look forward to working with you and i want to thank senator enzi for his work as the ranking member. like everyone on this committee i was devastated by the tragedy in newtown and in the wake of this tragedy there has been a new focus on mental health issues which i have been working on for a...
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. >> al franken, just seated a moment ago. al franken has taken a very low key approach, just doing interviews in the state of minnesota. there's elizabeth warren, who is going to play a huge role in this administration to keep wall street. and tammy baldwin from wisconsin, those are two big allies for the white house right there. they are going to play a big role when it comes to add have to cancy for the people in the middle class and this administration. and president obama needed those two senators to get elected. >> the sight of dr. jill biden on the left side of the screen, a sign we are about to see or hear from, or at least see vice president joe biden. the two of them are never far apart. >> i ran into the vice president last night, if there's one guy that is enjoying this whole thing, it's joe biden. he pulled up outside the st. regis hotel last night and wanted to see the crowd so bad. of course, security is extremely tight. and he got out. as soon as he popped out he turned around to look at the crowd and everyone
. >> al franken, just seated a moment ago. al franken has taken a very low key approach, just doing interviews in the state of minnesota. there's elizabeth warren, who is going to play a huge role in this administration to keep wall street. and tammy baldwin from wisconsin, those are two big allies for the white house right there. they are going to play a big role when it comes to add have to cancy for the people in the middle class and this administration. and president obama needed...
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. >> now senator franken. >> thank you, mr. sherman. like all the members of the company thank you for calling the hearing. i want to welcome senator alexander as our new ranking member and look forward to working with you. and i want to thank senator enzi for his work has the ranking member. like everyone on this committee, as devastated by the tragedy in newtown. and in the wake of this tragedy there's been a new focus on mental health issues which i've been working on for a long time. paul held the seat that i hold, and i too share the sense of urgency about the rules on being finalized. while i'm glad we are focusing on mental health i think it is important not to stigmatize people of mental health or generalize about the connection between mental illness and violent behavior. i want to thank you both of you for making that very clear that this written testimony most people that are violent do not have a mental disorder and most people with mental disorder are not violent, and as you said the essentially the same thing. we should ma
. >> now senator franken. >> thank you, mr. sherman. like all the members of the company thank you for calling the hearing. i want to welcome senator alexander as our new ranking member and look forward to working with you. and i want to thank senator enzi for his work has the ranking member. like everyone on this committee, as devastated by the tragedy in newtown. and in the wake of this tragedy there's been a new focus on mental health issues which i've been working on for a long...
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me ask to this, this seems to be a clumsy play by the republicans, republicans aren't for it, and al franken is out with a hunting hat,'s not for it. and why does the republican have to take on the president. >> you want to hear the answer. >> why was the robo call in the great state of kentucky, mitch mcconnell they're worried that the tea party is going to have a candidate oppose him in the primary, since he's running for reelection cycle, so, really, what he's doing is-- >> trying to appeal to the people of kentucky. >> my problem with my point and want to hear the answer, you answered for me, i didn't want to hear the answer, i had no interest in the answer. >> i got you. >> i said rhetorical things not to be answered. >> well, 3 hours and 50 more minutes of this. >> alisyn: meanwhile, we also have the headlines to tell, but, including if you're just waking up late last night two drone strikes killed two people in yemen, including al-qaeda members, many saudi nationality and one ishmael jameel. and at least 23 hostages were killed in bp in the four day standoff and two americans are miss
me ask to this, this seems to be a clumsy play by the republicans, republicans aren't for it, and al franken is out with a hunting hat,'s not for it. and why does the republican have to take on the president. >> you want to hear the answer. >> why was the robo call in the great state of kentucky, mitch mcconnell they're worried that the tea party is going to have a candidate oppose him in the primary, since he's running for reelection cycle, so, really, what he's doing is-- >>...
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our colleague, senator franken, often says if we could just deliver health care the way we do in minnesota, we could solve our problem, and this column and this information bears it out. if you're not getting better health care in miami, then why do we tolerate letting miami absorb two and a half times the cost per senior than they're able to provide it for in minneapolis? we should be driving miami towards minneapolis. we know they can do it in minneapolis. make that the model and force the change. this graph uses data from the dartmouth atlas project to illustrate this point. not only is there significant variation in health care cost and quality, each of these dots is a state and they are rated on overall quality and spending per beneficiary, and as you can see, they spread out from very high cost and very poor quality states like louisiana to very low-cost and high-quality states like new hampshire. but if you draw a statistical line through this array of dots, here is the line you get, and it shows the reverse correlation. the more you spend, the worse your care. a second example and
our colleague, senator franken, often says if we could just deliver health care the way we do in minnesota, we could solve our problem, and this column and this information bears it out. if you're not getting better health care in miami, then why do we tolerate letting miami absorb two and a half times the cost per senior than they're able to provide it for in minneapolis? we should be driving miami towards minneapolis. we know they can do it in minneapolis. make that the model and force the...
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. >> al franken on the right. >> because at first -- in the original inauguration, he was so focused on the financial crisis, economic crisis, there was a national security threat on the day of the inauguration, and -- they were consumed by the crises at the moment. they almost couldn't concentrate on what was happening that day. >> 20 years ago, bill clinton was leaving right at this moment, his speech writers were still with him. taylor got in the limousine and writing the speech over to the white house. >> wow. >> didn't even have a place to sit and had to kneel in the back behind the president. >> there is elizabeth warren. >> how many of these senators as they walk out are taking a look at that podium and saying -- >> the vice president. dr. jill biden. >> president is looking at it -- the vice president is probably looking at the podium ask going -- >> last time president clinton and mrs. clinton -- >> our only black senator. >> tim scott. republican senator. >> former president bush and laura bush will not be here today. nor is bush xli, of course. >> just to follow up up what
. >> al franken on the right. >> because at first -- in the original inauguration, he was so focused on the financial crisis, economic crisis, there was a national security threat on the day of the inauguration, and -- they were consumed by the crises at the moment. they almost couldn't concentrate on what was happening that day. >> 20 years ago, bill clinton was leaving right at this moment, his speech writers were still with him. taylor got in the limousine and writing the...
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this bill cosponsored by senators wows, franken, harkin and jack reed would restore the bankruptcy code's 2005 prior treatment of private student loans. since 2005, private student loans have enjoyed a privileged status under the bankruptcy code. they didn't can be discharged in bankruptcy except under the most extreme circumstances. only a few other types of debt can't be discharged in bankruptcy. criminal fines, child support, taxes and alimony. in contrast, nearly all types of private unsecured debt, credit card debt, doctor bills are dischargeable in bankruptcy, but not student loans. there was no good reason for congress to give such preferred treatment to these financial institutions that are pedaling these private student loans. it was a provision, a sweetheart provision tucked into a massive bankruptcy reform bill with very little debate and even less justification. there is no evidence that private student loan borrowers were abusing the bankruptcy system before this law was changed. in fact the private student loan market was growing even before this measure was enacted into law
this bill cosponsored by senators wows, franken, harkin and jack reed would restore the bankruptcy code's 2005 prior treatment of private student loans. since 2005, private student loans have enjoyed a privileged status under the bankruptcy code. they didn't can be discharged in bankruptcy except under the most extreme circumstances. only a few other types of debt can't be discharged in bankruptcy. criminal fines, child support, taxes and alimony. in contrast, nearly all types of private...